ASSEMBLY ADDRESS:
TO THE 103rd INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD,
SEPTEMBER 02, 2011
Change to Office of the International Overseer
Introduction: “O, Lord God Almighty, the Father of thy beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the knowledge of Thee, the God of angels and powers, and of every creature, and of the whole race of the righteous who live before Thee, I give Thee thanks that Thou hast counted me worthy of this day and this hour, that I should have a part in the number of Thy martyrs, in the cup of Thy Christ, to the resurrection of eternal life, both of soul and body, through the incorruption imparted by the Holy Ghost. Among whom may I be accepted this day before Thee as a fat and acceptable sacrifice according as Thou, the ever-truthful God, hast foreordained, hast revealed beforehand to me, and hast now fulfilled. Wherefore also I praise Thee for all things, I bless Thee, I glorify Thee, along with the everlasting and heavenly Jesus Christ, Thy beloved Son, with whom, to Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory both now and to all coming ages. Amen.” Polycarp
This was the prayer of Polycarp just before they bound him to the stake for the burning of this great man. His faithfulness was more than they could take and they had threatened him with vicious, wild beast and ordered him to repent of the message he was delivering but he would not repent of the message of TRUTH in order to spare his life. Then the proconsul said to him, “I will cause thee to be consumed by fire, seeing thou despisest the wild beasts, if thou will not repent.”
Polycarp replied, “Thou threatenest me with fire which burneth for an hour, and after a little is extinguished, but art ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and of eternal punishment, reserved for the ungodly. But why tarriest thou? Bring forth what thou wilt.”
The story does not stop here for when the fire was ready and Polycarp had said, “Amen” something else happened:
“For the fire, shaping itself into the form of an arch, like the sail of a ship when filled with wind, encompassed as by a circle the body of the martyr. And he appeared within not like flesh which is burnt, but as bread that is baked, or as gold and silver glowing in a furnace. Moreover, we perceived such a sweet odour coming from the pile, as if frankincense or some such precious spices had been smoking there.At length, when those wicked men perceived that his body could not be consumed by the fire, they commanded an executioner to go near and pierce him though with a dagger. And on doing this, there came forth a dove, and a great quantity of blood, so that the fire was extinguished; and all the people wondered that there should be such a difference between the unbelievers and the elect, of whom this most noble Polycarp was one.”
This excerpt is taken from the Eighteenth Annual Assembly Address—November 22-27, 1923—Cleveland, Tennessee delivered by our beloved late General Overseer, Bishop A. J. Tomlinson. It goes without saying that it was a very fitting description of the times he found himself in following the previous Assembly of 1922 where he had warned of the wire pulling and corruption that was about to impact the work they had done up to this point. We see the things that have happened in our day to highjack the government of The Church of God at a time when the United States and the world is in economic crisis and we see the coming of the Lord close at hand. The situation today is much like 1923 when Bishop Tomlinson realized that the “Constitution” was a curse to the “Covenant People”, The Church of God and everything they had stood for up to this point. You would be well served to read this address of 1923 in its entirety to propel you on into the work ahead of us. He was starting off again with very little except the TRUTH that he had proclaimed up to this point. Much like Polycarp, he would not repent of what he knew to be right for that which he knew to be evil no matter what happened. Our goal is to stick to the TRUTH while others abandon it for large numbers and mega churches which are in many cases SIN HOLES for the world to pet each other and rub their wounds and lean on their crutch of religion while sanctification and holiness are abandoned entirely. The Holy Ghost has said they are coming back with their heads down asking forgiveness but it may be that you will wait too late to see it and miss the present will of God for your life. We must not wait to be The Church of God (of prophecy) but we must be it today! We are the Church of prophecy, the one of the Bible and the one He will come back for and you and you can be a part of it to if you desire to be.
SECTION I
The Office of the International Overseer:
I am recommending that the Executive Committee come up with a plan to deal with the office of the International Overseer in the event of his death, debilitating injury, sickness of a disabling nature either mental or physical as diagnosed by proper medical authority. This plan should also include spiritual failure as determined by this committee and receiving unanimous approval by the Executive Committee while in session. They should bring this plan before this assembly in their official report to the 103rd International Assembly.
SECTION II
Financial System:
We have struggled along now for 15 years with our present system but we now know that our original concept has not worked very well although we have kept our heads above water. It was first thought that we could offer a stronger base for our local churches by only requiring the local church to pay just the tithe off all their monies received. This was outlined in the upside down pyramid which was sent into all the countries for their implementation and some countries have elected to not even comply with that which has left headquarters without proper funding. Then during the assembly of 2009 it was suggested that the auxiliaries all pay a suggested portion of their receipts into headquarters until headquarters could get on a good financial footing. This has been ignored by some of our churches in the past two years until now we must do something more positive about our finances. I am asking the finance committee to examine this situation and come up with a plan to help our situation and pass it during this assembly in order to place equal responsibility on each local church in fairness to all. It would seem that every local church would greatly appreciate the effort to leave most of their funds with them since our previous organizations required such a great percentage for headquarters but it hasn’t worked well when it is left up to the pastor and the local church to decide. I do not want our churches strapped but neither do I want headquarters to suffer. It is your headquarters that prints literature such as the Sunday School materials, tracts, report books, flyers for revivals and The Banner of Truth magazine. Without the local churches we have no need for headquarters but with them we have a definite need for headquarters and a staff to support your work on the field. Presently there are no paid positions at headquarters but that must change soon due to the work load on a very tired staff of volunteers for 15 years plus service without any pay. I am sure you do not desire this and we will have to do something about it in the near future in order to survive. This is a heavy burden for a few and no concern for others. In the Body of Christ we are One in Him whether we live in the Philippines, Haiti or the United States of America so we should share the burden of headquarters. It is time for those countries to step up to the plate and share with headquarters some of their funds and not paying tithes is not an option for any country. I am recommending some strong language to be placed in this document “Report of the Executive Committee to the 103rd International Assembly” regarding this matter. If we want God’s blessings on our country then we must obey God’s Word in tithing and giving no matter where we live. He has shut the windows of Heaven on some for their failure to tithe their income and the leadership is in trouble for not warning their people. God won’t bless a mess! If you refuse to preach tithing to your people, you should turn your license in because you are robbing your people of their blessing.
People's rebellion
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal 3:7-12 (KJV)
SECTION III
The Auxiliaries of The Church of God:
There are five of them and I am afraid that some could not name them if they were asked to do so. We are living in the “Last Days” before the coming of the Lord and we must not let the things slip that the Holy Ghost has placed into the Church for our learning and as helps to the government of God. The auxiliaries have not been used up; they have been used less and less as the unsanctified people have adopted the world’s definition of them instead of embracing the Holy Ghost’s definition of them. God did not place them here to be forgotten but rather to be taught and used to build His Kingdom and The Church of God. The world must not set the standard for THE CHURCH OF GOD so that She will be recognized as His instead of the Great Whore described in Revelation. She must have on the white garments of holiness in the midst of a wicked and perverse world of darkness and SIN. The world will not favor the true Church but the Great Whore will receive the breaks and be in the eye of the news media, the capitals of the nations of the world and her rise to stardom will diminish the glory of Christ’s Church for a season until He steps forth and gives His Church the power and glory that will set Her apart from the phonies. Not many counterfeits on the pile to be burned at stake! In fact the world is so full of hirelings now until it is hard to find a real God called preacher among them. The real CHURCH OF GOD must begin to shine now, not sometime in the future but in this the 21st Century.
These five auxiliaries if utilized will set us apart from the imposters and counterfeit churches who call themselves by the same name as us yet have no desire for unity and love that His Church must possess in order to stand out to a lost and dying world. Please allow me to name them one by one:
SUNDAY SCHOOL (SS), ASSEMBLY BAND MOVEMENT (ABM), WOMEN’S
MISSIONARY BAND (WMB), VICTORY LEADERS BAND (VLB), CHURCH OF
PROPHECY MARKER ASSOCIATION (CPMA)
We are to preach these and teach about them until we have the excitement of these auxiliaries in every service and the presence of the Holy Ghost causing conviction on the sinner and a vibrant fire in the believer concerning the operation of these helps and government auxiliaries. Most of these were put in during the assembly of 1928 by the Holy Ghost and we should be afraid to mess with their names and functions in an attempt to modernize the Church. Many who have taken part in such attempts are now moved on to other organizations in their effort to change and modernize THE CHURCH OF GOD. Why didn’t they move on first? No, Satan could not use them if they moved on first. Their misguided efforts were to destroy His Church first and then move on. Did you ever ask yourself, “Why did those who wanted to wear wedding bands and other jewelry not move to a place where they could compete with those who already wore them without question?” The answer is simple; they could not harm His Church that way. They could not stir up the controversy that divided the Church back in 1923 concerning “Divorce and Remarriage Evil” unless they could get everyone asking first, “Have we been wrong about these things all these years?” It reminds me of the serpent in the Garden of Eden when he asked Eve,
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:1 (KJV)
Eve made her mistake by ever talking to him because he would twist and distort the TRUTH for her until she didn’t know it herself anymore. She even told the serpent what God had said but listen to his reply.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:4 (KJV)
He is an expert with lies just as many of the educated fools of our day are also experts with distorting TRUTH and camouflaging it to the extent it becomes unrecognizable in its new form. This happened in 325 AD, in 1922, in 1990, again in 1991, in 1993 and other times throughout our history as men wrangled the TRUTH right under their feet in an attempt to modernize THE CHURCH OF GOD by deception.
In 1922 it was accusations of misuse of funds when in reality it was the “Divorce and Remarriage” issue that divided the Church. In 1991, it was “Against Wearing Gold for Ornament” issue when in reality it was once again the “Divorce and Remarriage” issue.
I am persuaded to believe the auxiliaries were the staying power of the Church and under their operation from 1928 until they were finally phased they kept us on the rails. The spirit of the auxiliaries was lost during the 70’s and 80’s when their chief purpose became fund raising instead of spiritual guidance and strength. The Church must have them to be the Church of the Bible, the Church of prophecy. Now you have page 2 of the story so how do you feel about the auxiliaries?
SECTION IV
The Church of God Flag:
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. Psalms 60:1-5 (KJV)
The flag was given by the Holy Ghost to the people that feared Him during the assembly of 1933 and even though the day had been well planned in which a formal dedication service was to take place and the machine had been well oiled in preparation for the event, God saw it differently. The Holy Ghost took over the assembly and several messages and interpretations followed and many were exercised by the Holy Ghost who moved mightily during this event. The Holy Ghost moved 3 different ones came to the platform speaking in tongues and being used to lead Bishop Tomlinson back and forth across the stage while he held the flag high above his head. Then another message came with the following interpretation:
“Listen, my people O! Listen, I will teach this man how to control. Come to the place of obedience. Don’t rebel.” Holy Ghost message interpretation as recorded by L. A. Moxley (Assembly Clerk) Cyclopedic Index of Assembly Minutes
The next scene in this great dedication service was: The General Overseer with flag in hand was stood upon the speaker’s stand, with uplifted hand, while the congregation of approximately two thousand waved their handkerchiefs to the glory of God, and O! What a scene as the people leaped, screamed and shouted the praises of God.
Another message flashed down over God’s wireless a few words of which were:
“I am inviting you to be of one mind, United we stand, Divided we fall. I am calling thee to oneness. I am calling now as never before. Children, hearken. O! O! O! The world will know that I am with thee. I have been guiding this man and will be with him, as long as he leans upon Me. Wilt thou hope in Me and go in wisdom? I am begging you to step out upon My Word. Again I will ask you to humble yourselves.”
The General Overseer then said, “I had intended to have a formal dedication of the flag, but since the Lord has so wonderfully taken control of this service we will just consider it dedicated by the Holy Ghost.” Bishop A. J. Tomlinson
Note: This historical record taken from p.81, Cyclopedic Index of Assembly Minutes
This lets us know that no man has a right to retire, replace or destroy this flag of 1933 that was given to the people that fear Him and are called by His name because God gave it, not the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, the General Overseer, some committee or no man on this earth. It was given to be displayed because of the TRUTH and the Holy Ghost dedicated it Himself so if you want to disfigure it, change the pattern or design by making one so near like it that it cannot be readily identified from the real one, go ahead. This act is in direct violation of the Copyright and Trademark Laws of the United States of America not to mention God’s Law. I will not be a part of such an abominable act and neither should you. It is a disgrace to change something God has given to the “Last Days Church” and even though the present owner of the USA Trademark/Service Mark is the Church of God of Prophecy without question, it is still our responsibility to fly the original and no other. We have bought them from this supplier for over 16 years without any problems up to this time. Now all of a sudden the rules have changed and we have been informed that we can only buy flags for the purpose of burying our preachers so I ask for your prayers regarding this matter which has become a problem after all these years. My answer is this, “I am still holding to the same doctrine (unchanged) as I was in 1962 when I took the oath of enlistment when I said these words, ‘…and walk in the light to the best of your knowledge and ability?” My answer was, “I WILL” I meant that then and I mean it now so nothing has changed about this covenant. I’ve enlisted for life in the Army of the Lord, how about you? The battle is not mine but it belongs to the LORD! Please leave this alone and let our God fight the battle for us and fly the flag of 1933 until someone is strong enough and fearless enough to remove it from our hand and then watch God work for us. We must not fear, nor relent and never, never ever retreat in this battle!
SECTION V
Sunday School Literature:
We use materials that were originally published by independent publishers and then over the years the writers and publishers tailored them to fit our needs by compiling lessons taken from many sources and tailored to fit the needs of the Church. These were then scanned and reworked to fit our doctrinal stance rather than leaving them in their original form with a generic message acceptable to most of the independent and denominal churches of the time. Yes, we had some great writers during those years but not all the lessons were written in their entirety by these church writers but they were a combination of these authors. The Church of God of North Carolina does not offer FOR SALE these materials but rather according to the rulings of this assembly and the advice given us by the Executive Committee there is a donation solicited from all churches who order this material. It is suggested that each church ordering these materials contribute an amount printed in each piece to help with printing and we all know this will not cover the cost of these books completely. Now if we are printing to make money, we are surely on the wrong side of the balance sheet. Questions have arisen this year by one of the groups who have laid claims to this material after we were told we could use it in our churches by a former leader of that organization. These are the lessons printed and circulated from the early days of the printing department of THE CHURCH OF GOD under the leadership of the late Bishop A. J. Tomlinson and the CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY under the leadership of the late Bishop M. A. Tomlinson. This is the name which was given to us by the courts during the legal action involving the name during the 50’s. We all know that we have clung to the name, THE CHURCH OF GOD in all of our private services throughout the years but in business we had to use a suffix to distinguish us from all the others who claim to be The Church of God also. Nothing has changed today; we are still being forced to use a prefix or suffix to distinguish us from all others for business purposes only thus we have placed a suffix on that same name to comply with the order of law. We are that same church today that A. J. Tomlinson discovered up on the mountain in Cherokee County, North Carolina on June 13, 1903. These writings are as much ours as anyone on earth so we will not stop using them because they line up with the Bible and express our belief and stand for the doctrine. If others want to use them and subscribe to these same teachings then let them but please do not try to stop us from using the teachings we all learned what we know about Christ and His Church from them. It is our belief that everyone should use them and let us come into the Unity of the Faith.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Eph 4:11-13 (KJV)
Since this material can no longer be purchased anywhere from any of the suppliers then if we continue to have it, it must be copied and then distributed to our churches for their use not FOR SALE. We kindly ask anyone who objects to this use to pray for us and help us fight the true enemy who is Satan. Our goal is to reach souls with a wholesome doctrine; the one like the great Apostle Paul taught and left us with explicit instructions regarding it.
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. Romans 16:17-19 (KJV)
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Gal 1:6-8 (KJV)
We have made a conscious decision to comply with Paul’s instructions and cling to that which has been delivered to the saints for our keeping.
SECTION VI
The Name of His Church:
The name we go by is “The Church of God of NC” but there is more to it than the name. We must express our origination point to those who ask and explain our mission to those who are interested but we must not associate our name with the denominations of the world we now live in. It is of paramount importance to know that we are not a denomination but rather THE CHURCH OF GOD (of prophecy), the one found in the Bible and the one He is coming back for. If He purchased Her, then He must control Her. If we want to be His Church we must listen to Him and not man, the Holy Ghost must run it and in order for that to happen we must find His will and listen to His voice. Committees must not take the place of the Holy Ghost! We must hold to the doctrine and all the tenets of our faith as we resist the Devil and His tricks to discourage us and ultimately defeat us if only He could. There are many battles that lie ahead because we are not just saying we are His Church but we are in fact His Church and there can only be ONE. The same thing it took in 1903 to be His Church it takes today and it is open to all who are willing. We must not make apologies for being His Church but rather humble ourselves at His feet that we might not stubble in battle and loose our footing. We will not be His Church next year without being His Church today. We are THE CHURCH OF GOD.
SECTION VII
Sanctification:
This doctrine has been neglected for fear of running people away but it must be preached in order to please God and have a holy people. Without holiness we know what will happen according to the Bible.
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. Heb 12:10-16 (KJV)
You will not be able to preach this scripture in many of the churches of our day but you must preach it in THE CHURCH OF GOD! The failure to preach this doctrine has led to chaos and destruction. The desire for tongues has been taught but no preparation for the vessel to house the spirit has been offered in many cases and all you have is the emotion and tongues from unholy people exercised in the flesh before a hungry world for the things of God. A tongue speaking church is more desirable than a sanctified church and we have paid the price for it. The Devil speaks in tongues and runs the aisle all the time with someone else’s husband or wife without any checks and balances. The preachers of our time allow this without hesitation and even encourage it. Let’s preach this doctrine to a lost and dying world and see what God will do. The Church of God will preach this and we must! The old Devil can’t duplicate Sanctification nor can He imitate it.
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.John 17:17 (KJV)
SECTION VIII
Covenant Member Vs. Covenant Breaker:
When does a Covenant Member become a Covenant Breaker? It happens when one under the covenant decides not to be obedient and keep the covenant. Now the covenant with God doesn’t go away – the real problem is the “Covenant Breaker” departs from God.
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24:5 (KJV)
The covenant remained but it was broken. This is an everlasting covenant we took but you can break it if you desire to do so. We make decisions sometimes to break fellowship with those whom we feel after careful examination has departed from the faith but it ultimately is God who rules them “Covenant Breakers” and His judgment is never pretty for those who break the covenant. Many who are asleep and turned their back on the doctrine and teachings of His Church and they will awake to God’s judgment and wrath without mercy when they least expect it. These “Covenant Breakers” are not our enemy, Satan is our enemy and He has divided families, stolen our children from under our nose and will ultimately cast them into Hell. The move is now on to force every one of the 50 states of the United States of America to permit Same Sex Marriage in order to receive federal funding for highways, schools and other things which they have relied on our government to provide. Many of them have already caved in to this pressure. Homosexuality is now taught in our public schools as an alternate life style while our churches for the most part standing silent on these issues but THE CHURCH OF GOD must not remain silent and neither will She.
“I have I think it is time for the assembly to rethink the position of accepting members who simply say, kept my covenant without breaking it” yet they are coming from some organizations that are not taking a stand on these issues. I recommend that the Executive Committee reexamine this in light of the scriptures relating to Eli and his two sons. Eli remained silent and in doing so he aided and abetted his two sons and was accountable to God for his actions which cost him.
SECTION IX
Our focus for 2012 – 2013
Souls, souls, souls won to the Lord through personal witnessing and revival efforts in every church. Some say, “We’re just too small to have a revival” while others say, “the cost is too high” and I say failure is just ahead for every church that thinks this way. We must have revival now if we are to survive. I read the reports coming into headquarters and it is alarming at the number of churches that have not experienced revival in a long time. It is time for us to look ahead, instead of over our shoulder at what we have left behind. I too hurt for the old times when we were together and the power of God was awesome in every place we went it seemed. Many are hurting about where we were but what about where we are now? What would it be like if we all won a single soul this assembly year to the Lord? This is not scolding, this is a sincere plea for you to quit looking at the past and look at NOW. What’s happening now? When was the last time you witnessed real Holy Ghost conviction on some person? Now I can hear the doubters say that God doesn’t work this way anymore but His conviction is a must.
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:43-44 (KJV)
Our focus may have been wrong and Lord please forgive us if it has been because we only wanted other groups to come back together that we could please Him but it is now time to focus on the finished work of Christ on the cross! Jesus said, “It is finished” and then He gave up the ghost. It is still finished and there is nothing more to do! Someone said, “God is going to fix this mess” but I declare to you that He already did. Our job one is to preach His finished work on the cross where He purchased THE CHURCH OF GOD and no man owns title to It but Jesus and He still wants me and He wants YOU so where is the problem, but with men? It is like this if a man has a wagon and several horses, he doesn’t hook a horse to each end and on all the sides of the wagon and expect to get anywhere. No, he hooks the team together on one end (the front end) of the wagon and they all pull together to move the load. Too many are pulling in all sorts of direction while claiming to be doing the work of the Master but not so, we must all work together to get the wagon (Church) moving in the same direction. The saying is going around that so and so has high jacked the Church but this is a false statement. The Church is on solid ground and our job is to support It and the HEAD which is Jesus Christ. No man can high jack THE CHURCH OF GOD, the one Jesus owns, because He is still in control of Her and the imposters will soon be revealed and God will have the glory again as His sheep here His voice and come into the fold. He hasn’t lost a single lamb, He knows where they all are and His eye is on them now. Come and let us work together and pull, pull all together until we have UNITY and perfection is our goal by the washing of the water by the WORD. Oh, hallelujah! I feel Him now as I write this address. The song says, “Hold on til God turns this thing around” and He is working on the turnaround now, just be patient and hold on.
CONCLUSION
Now let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; honor God by keeping your covenant with Him. Let’s walk in His likeness and obey the Word of God, you will find it eternally rewarding as you walk up and down the avenues of Heaven and shout with love ones and friends that have done likewise. Many have made conscious decisions to not walk this way anymore after putting many years into preaching a message that they now declare was false yet they make no apologies for misleading the people in the past. If we are going to proclaim ourselves to be THE CHURCH OF GOD then let’s be CHURCH OF GOD. God is counting on us to let our light shine before men so come on now and SHINE.
John A. Wilkins, Jr.,
International Overseer